she ran away with his money

I think it is fair trade for chatting to this fool for a year. A nice compensation package so-to-speak. I would be too embarrassed to report this to the police. And, what in the world does expect to get from this? It is his word against her word. I am sure the police had a good laugh over this!

 

I don't know about fair trade as I am sure he lost a lot more than just money. Hopefully he learned a valuable lesson without losing his shirt. Personally I would not laugh nor gloat for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7PWVJ5KjUk
I'm sure he feels bad enough without the need of being shamed or ridiculed... Live and learn.

 

In my 33 years in the Philippines I met hundreds of foreigners
married with Filippino woman but only encountered two foreign woman having a relation with a Philippino.
An American woman living together and an Australian one married.
I wonder why. Are those women so smart or the men so stupid?

 

Possibly a bit of both.

Also the fact that the PI is a Matriarchal society where the woman pretty much run everything. Albeit from behind closed doors and most men never seem to realize this or are happy to go along with the system as it's in their best interests. The local women don't do it like most western men are accustomed to but rather let the men believe they are the figurehead but pull all the strings behind the scenes in such a nice way most foreigners don't mind. Traditionally the women also hold the purse strings and rule the roost but almost never do so in public so their menfolk are mostly compliant and go along for the ride. And oh what a pleasant experience it can be with the right woman.

Note: I will never win any writing contests, but I hope people understand this is not a criticism just stating a fact of life here. One in which I happily participate!

 

Some of the women are smart. I know one Canadian who came here and married a filipino and got knocked up so she could go back to Canada and live on welfare. If she did that with a Canadian guy, the government would tell her to get the money out of him instead of handing over cash. I think she knows that.

 

Dear Live Wire,

I read your post from when you first came to Dumaguete and were seeking a bunch of info regarding your attending college there in Dumaguete. I'm curious as to how you managed to get settled and find the things you needed to get yourself settled-in to the community. My wife Nelly & I will be spending 28 Mar to 13 Apr at the Manhattan Suites hotel in town and would enjoy chatting with you if you don't mind.

BTW, I'm a retired USCG CWO4 (1960-1984) and we live in Honolulu.

Jon von Kessel

 

Dear Jon:

I'm not in Dumaguete yet - still in the States. Hopefully, if all goes well and the water doesn't rise, I should begin my in-processing for the Courtesy SRRV for Vets in Jan or Feb 2017.

I just completed opening a Philippine peso (PHP) bank account with Philippine National Bank in Los Angeles, CA, and then flew to San Francisco to check out the Philippine Consulate.

For further information, please check out this thread....

COURTESY SRRV FOR VETERANS (US VETS AND OTHERS) | Dumaguete Info

I read this website as often as I can as these ex-pats know how things work -- and they know what doesn't work in the Duma area.

So as I move through this process, I ask questions from the folks on here, and they give me solid, dependable answers I can count on.

Great bunch of guys (and gals) here and look very much forward to meeting them and their families soon!

My hope is that I will arrive to Duma after I in-process up North, and will be bringing with me the important things I will need and have the right stuff that will work in Duma (electronics, etc). I'll be attending school part-time until I get my land legs, then hunker down with a full load a little later.

V/R,
nwlivewire